Nicolae PREDA - Partaking of Fish – Uniformity and Diversity within Worship Ordinances

Nicolae PREDA

Diac. Lecturer. PhD. Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, ROMANIA

Abstract:

The partaking of fish on Wednesdays and Fridays, during Pentecost, is a liturgical issue of high relevance, because it concerns many faithful of our Church, especially because this liturgical specification was generalized and introduced in most church calendars. Unfortunately, there has not been extensive research on the specification “partaking of fish”, which we encounter in the church calendar, although the way it was understood was different.

Keywords:

Pentecostarion, Resurrection, Pentecost, feast day, partaking of fish, Typikon

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